Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
Artemisia Gentileschi
This dramatic 17th-century self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi captures the artist in the act of creation, personifying the Allegory of Painting.
Self-Portrait
Judith Leyster
1630 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A spirited and masterful self-portrait of Dutch Golden Age artist Judith Leyster at her easel.
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Where it works
A weightier piece with lively force with warm, lived-in color — holds a formal wall with confidence.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Library · Study
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Olive green, Warm beige
About the piece
Painted around 1630, this celebrated self-portrait captures Judith Leyster with a sense of relaxed confidence and technical bravado. Dressed in the elaborate fashion of the Dutch elite rather than artist's smock, she showcases her dual mastery of formal portraiture and lively genre scenes, as seen in the laughing fiddler on the canvas beside her.
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